Flexible tool for inserting padding into upholstery



June 10 1924.

A. S. MITCHELL FLEXIBLE TOOL FOR INSERTING 'PADDING INTO UPHOLSTERYFiled March s, 1923 ATTORNEY Patented dune 1Q, ieaa entree stares easier@FFHQEEZ.

nears ALLIS'I'ER S. MITCHELL, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO GALIFOCALIFORNIA, A. CORPOTION 0T GALIEO Ton MILLS COMPANY, or OAKLAND,

FLEXIBLE TOOL FOR INSERTING PADDING INTO UJPHOLSTERY.

Application filed March 5, 1923. Serial No. 622,9!)(3;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLISTER S. MITCHELL,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county ofAlameda and 5 State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flexible Tools for Inserting Paddinginto Upholstery, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved padding filler, and an improvement on myco-pending application, Serial No. 609,608, filed De- -cember 29th,1922. i

Automobile cushions are made up of a plurality of tubes or pipe'swhichare formed by sewing two strips of material together at intervals. Anumber of tubes in each cushion converge towards the top, consequentlythe filler which carries the padding must be yieldable in order. toenter'these tubes.

The object of my a tubular padding filler which has a yieldable tip thatadapts it to diverging tubes or pipes.

In the drawing-is which my invention .is illustratedw v i Fig. 1 is aplan view of a strip of'autov mobile upholstery. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof my filler. n

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view,

showing the filler and the padding inserted in one of the tubes in theupholstery.

Referring more particularly to the drawing:-A holder 1 is preferablyformed of metal tubing and a cross section approximately'that which thepadding will finally take. The holder 1 has an enlarged receivingopening 2 formed on one end thereof for the reception of the padding.Two elongated notches 3 and 4 are formed on opposite sides of the otherend of the holder 1. The notch 4 is longer than the notch 3 andterminates in a circular cut 5. By this construction the'end of theholder 1 is made yieldable-thatis the end" can compress in a directionat right angles to the notches 3 and 4, which enables the filler toenter the conveying pipes of the upholstery.

The method of operation of my invention is as follows: A long strip ofpadding 6, is

invention is to provide inserted in the holder 1 until a portion comesopposite the notches 3 and 4. The.

holder is then inserted in one of the pipes 7 as shown in Fig. 4:, andpushed through the proper distance. The holder is then withdrawn fromthe pipes leaving the padding therein.

The metal of the holder 1 is suficiently resilient so that it willalways return to its original diameter after being compressed in thepipe. 7 I

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A padding fillerforupholstery which consists of a hollow O-shaped tube ofsubstantiallyuniform cross section for the major portion of its length and V-shapedprojections extending beyond the tube, the V- shaped projections beingadapted tolbe inserted in the pipe of the upholstery.

2. A padding filler for upholstery which consists of a substantially,O-shaped tube having a flaring end adapted to receive the padding,

projections 7 adapted to be inserted in the pipe of the upholstery.

3. A padding filler for upholstery which consists of a hollow holder,said holder adapted to receive a strip of padding and to the oppositeend of the tube be-' ingprovided with transversely collapsible beinserted in the pipe of the upholstery,

and the end of said holder having two elon gated notches' formedtherein, one notch being longer than the other, andthe longer notchvending in a circular opening;

4. A padding filler for upholstery which consists of a substantiallyO-shaped tube provided with an end portion substantially larger than thebody portion of the tube, re-

silient substantially V-shaped projections extending from the otherendofthe tube v and serving as a means whereby the adding within theholder may be compresse by the.

operator clasping the two projections. 5. A padding filler forupholstery consists of a hollow holder,

adapted toreceive a strip of padding and ich said he der to be insertedin the pipeof the upholstery,

the end of said holder having two elongated notches formed therein, onenotch beinglonger than the other.

In testimon whereof I aflix m si ature. AIIJISTER S. MI C LL.

